And one of the 1,519 Reds that experienced our new barrier seats during the Wolves match has told us that the safe standing trial represents a definite “step in the right direction”.
Will Blatcher has been attending games in M16 since 1988, and the season-ticket holder says that safe standing can promote better atmospheres and encourage more singing.
“It was good,” he told us, the morning after the game. “I want to stand up at a game. Whether United win, whether United lose, I'm going to want to stand up and I'm going to want to support the team, and this just gives you that ability to do it a little bit more.